Real Estate Development Associate​/Senior Associate; PQE

Position: Real Estate Development Associate / Senior Associate (4-8 PQE)
Associate / Senior Associate

Commercial Real Estate Development
Birmingham | 4-8 PQE

An award-winning national legal practice is looking to appoint an Associate or Senior Associate to join its highly regarded Real Estate team in Birmingham. This is a strategic hire driven by continued growth and an expanding pipeline of complex, high-value development projects.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a long-established client base on some of the most significant development matters in the market, within a collaborative and commercially focused environment.

The role

You will take a lead role on a varied and challenging caseload of commercial real estate development work, including:

Acting on large-scale development transactions, site acquisitions and disposals

Advising on and negotiating development agreements, options, promotions and conditional contracts

Supporting clients on funding arrangements and wider commercial property matters

Providing strategic, pragmatic advice tailored to clients' commercial objectives

Working closely with colleagues across planning, construction and tax to deliver integrated solutions

This is a role suited to someone who enjoys taking ownership, building trusted client relationships and delivering advice that goes beyond the purely technical.

The team

The Birmingham Real Estate team is nationally recognised for its development expertise and acts for an impressive client base that includes developers, landowners and institutional investors.

The culture is straight-talking, forward-thinking and collaborative, with a genuine emphasis on long-term client relationships and internal teamwork. You'll be part of a wider multidisciplinary group that values innovation, commercial insight and high-quality delivery.

About you

You'll be a qualified solicitor with 4-8 years' PQE, with a strong grounding in commercial real estate development.

Experience of mixed-use schemes, funding and broader commercial property matters would be advantageous.

You will bring:

Strong technical expertise in development transactions

The ability to manage complex matters independently

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

A commercial mindset and strategic approach to problem-solving

A proactive, collaborative attitude and ambition to progress

You'll also be someone who is open to innovation, comfortable using legal technology and motivated by delivering consistently high-quality work.

Why apply?

This is a rare opportunity to join a market-leading real estate development practice at a time of sustained growth, with clear scope for progression, high-quality work and genuine client exposure.

If you're an Associate or Senior Associate looking to step into a visible, impactful role within a supportive and ambitious team, this opportunity should be on your radar.

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